**If I want to play with Fg, TcB, Medium Bomber and Heavy Bomber,
-Have they better defensive machine guns against other planes than TacB but less than Heavy strat**?
Below is what I have in mind for change from previous values and to reduced to reasonable range heavy strat bomber and medium. Dark Skies showed that range and projection of power is to be limited for bombers.
This is made for 3 planes carrier game.
FIGHTER A2 D2-3 M4, same in SBR Cost 6
Air combat unit, Fighter as an Air Superiority aircraft: All hits are allocated to aircraft units first, if any available, then AAA, and finally other kind of units.
Fighter as part of an extended Air Defense System:
1 Fighter units receive +1 Defense if protecting a territory with an operational Air Base, (for 1942.2, 2 Fgs can scramble from an Air Base/Victory City instead.)
SBR/TcBR Attack @2, Defend @2, or even Defend @3 for 1 Fg if an operational Air Base is present.
Can scramble in adjacent SZ up to 4 Fgs: 3 defend @2 and 1 defend @3, getting the +1 Defense bonus from an operational Air Base.
Can hit unsubmerged submarines without Anti-Sub Vessel.
TACTICAL BOMBER A3 D2 M4 Cost 8
All hits are allocated to any ground units of your choice.
This can makes for Tactical Bomber as a “Dive Bomber” and “Tank Buster”:
SBR/TcBR Attack @2,
Allowed to do escort mission for Strategic Bomber without doing Tactical Bombing Raid on Air Base or Naval Base,
Cannot do interception mission on defense,
TcBR damage: 1D6.
Can hit unsubmerged submarines without Anti-Sub Vessel.
Medium BOMBER
Attack 2** AA1*
Defense 1
Move 6
Cost 8
*In regular combat, if any enemy’s aircraft, gets an additional Attack @1 against aircraft, each combat round.
All hits are allocated to any ground units of your choice
Strategic Bombing Raid
SBR/ TBR : Attack @1
SBR/ TBR damage: 1D6 on Industrial Complex, Air Base or Naval Base
Can hit unsubmerged submarines without Anti-Sub Vessel.
**Antisub air search and destruction (attacking sub by itself, with no DD to block Sub): on a 2 or less roll hit submarine before it submerge.
Heavy Strategic BOMBER
Attack 4 AA1*
Defense 1
Move 6
Cost 10
*In regular combat, if any enemy’s aircraft, gets an additional Attack 1 against aircraft, each combat round.
Strategic Bombing Raid
SBR/ TBR : Attack @1 first strike against up to 2 fighters, whichever the lesser, similar to AAA.
SBR/ TBR damage: 1D6+2 on Industrial Complex, Air Base or Naval Base
Can hit unsubmerged submarines without Anti-Sub Vessel.
Summary of SBR/TcBR escort and intercept combat values:
Fighter: Attack 2 Defense 2 or 3 (+1 to 1 Fg from an operational Air Base)
Tactical Bomber: Attack 2 Defense 0
Bomber Medium: Attack 1 Defense 0
Strategic Bomber Heavy: Attack 1 first strike, as AA gun against up to 2 Fgs, Defense 0
AA_Baron Munchhausen units & set-up charts for 1942 2ndEd_1941_AA50.doc